How To Survive Unemployment [Article]

In this article you will learn how to survive unemployment whether you were wrongfully terminated or just laid-off because of the economy. You are not the only one that have been fired. On May 1, 2005, I was terminated from my job after over 20 years with the federal government.

Along with my job, I lost my retirement, health, and life insurance. As I con¬tinued to fight back with an attorney, however, the agency (Customs and Border Protection – CBP.gov) and I settled the case after I prevailed in my lawsuit. I then retired on July 27, 2005.

Sometimes in life we will be thrown a "curve ball." Ei¬ther we handle those curve balls or those curve balls will handle us. I chose to han¬dle that curve ball. After my termination, I knew I had no other choice but to build another career.

No one is immune to being terminated. In this economy anyone can be laid off at practically any time. Hotshot executives, top-notch technicians, super salespeople, and blue-and white-collar workers down in the trenches can all lose their jobs at a moment's notice.

Consequently, we should all have or be devising some type of ultimate escape plan--our step-by-step strategy outlining what we'll do if or when we get laid off.